§ 22-14A-23 — Use of or placing hazardous or injurious devices on public land--Misdemeanor--Hazardous or injurious device defined.

No person may, with the intent to cause bodily injury to another person, use or place a hazardous or injurious device on any land owned or leased by the State of South Dakota, including any highway, road, or right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of this section, the term, a hazardous or injurious device, means any device, which when assembled or placed, is capable of causing bodily injury, or damage to property, by the action of any person making contact with such device subsequent to the assembly or placement. The term includes guns attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, ammunition attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes, lines or wires, lines or wires with hooks attached, nails, or other such devices placed so that the sharpened ends are positioned in an upright manner, or tree spiking devices including spikes, nails, or other objects hammered, driven, fastened, or otherwise placed into or on any timber, whether or not severed from the stump. However, the term does not include puncture strips placed by law enforcement officers in an immediate attempt to stop a fleeing vehicle.

Legislative History

SL 2000, ch 96, §§ 1, 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 280.